In this episode, we look at some lesser-known artists played on 120 Minutes in March of 1988, including our first “repeat offender”. Will Keith be able to bring Scott and Michael over to his side? Tune in to find out!…
120 Months – February 1988 – Jesus and Mary Chain, Sisters of Mercy, The Vapors
In this episode, we dip our toes into the playlists of February 1988, where we find one of the architects of “shoegaze”, a goth powerhouse and an early ’80s classic one-hit wonder.…
120 Months – January 1988 – The Replacements, Sinead O’Connor, Ultravox
In this episode, we kick off our tour through 120 Minute’s 1988 playlists, starting in January with three amazing artists who each represent a completely different genre of music.…
120 Months – December 1987 – Violent Femmes, The Smiths, Wire
The podcast crew finishes off 1987 with a couple of big name artists in Violent Femmes and The Smiths, along with a track from the unexpected later stage of Wire’s excellent catalog.…
120 Months – November 1987 – Fishbone, The Housemartins, Depeche Mode
This episode features a fun mix of styles, from the punk-meets-funk vibe of Fishbone, to the acapella stylings of The Housemartins and finally the lush electro-rock of Depeche Mode…plus a mystery song that you’ll just have to hear for yourself.…
120 Months – October 1987 – Icicle Works, Killing Joke & MARRS
In this episode, we lean away from the more iconic artists on the 120 Minutes playlist and instead land on a couple contenders for “one-hit wonder” status and an influential band who never hit the heights that some of those that borrowed from them did.…
120 Months – September 1987 – Concrete Blonde, New Order, Public Image Ltd.
A little something for everyone in this episode of 120 Months, as we talk about early Concrete Blonde, peak New Order and later-stage John Lydon (in the form of Public Image Ltd.).…
120 Months – August 1987 – Yello, 10000 Maniacs, Echo & The Bunnymen
The summer of 1987 draws to a close with a couple of artists who were mainstays on college radio for years, plus a one-hit wonder that is beyond iconic almost forty years after its release.…
120 Months – July 1987 – Black Flag, Nitzer Ebb, R.E.M.
For this episode, we’re deep in the summer of 1987 and talking about an eclectic group of bands that were all at (or pretty close to) the height of their powers at the time: Black Flag, Nitzer Ebb and R.E.M.…
120 Months – June 1987 – The Mission UK, Faith No More, Throwing Muses
We’re halfway through the year 1987 and in this episode, we dive in to the early years of bands that would go on to bigger and better things as the decade comes to a close.…